Residence Advisor

Overview

Do you want to positively impact the student experience of those living within Leeds Beckett residences? Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging role?

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Leeds Beckett Residence Life team. Our Residence Life team provides welfare support, oversees conduct, delivers engagement activities, and helps contribute to a positive student experience.

The role involves substantial contact with students across a multi-site portfolio, supporting their transition to university life and independent living. Reporting to the Residence Life Coordinator, you will undertake welfare responsibilities, advise and support students when issues arise, and be a first point of contact for residents. You will case manage disciplinary related incidents, including interviewing, investigating, and completing formal incident reports to ensure safety and acceptable conduct of residents.

You will also build relationships with key stakeholders within the University and third-party accommodation providers to assist in the safety and security of residences. Working closely with colleagues within the Residence Life team, you will contribute to the delivery of a student engagement programme to further enhance the resident experience.

Ideally, you should have a broad understanding of student issues, prior experience of working in a higher education environment or with young people, and a passion for student life. The role requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, a proactive and positive approach to problem solving, the ability to work creatively and independently, as well as part of a team. The role will involve working across multiple residences in the city as well as out of hours and overnight on call, and therefore excellent organisational and planning skills are essential, as is the ability to work flexibly.

• Provide welfare support and act as a first point of contact for residents.
• Advise and support students when issues arise; case manage disciplinary related incidents (interviewing, investigating, and completing formal incident reports).
• Engage with students through delivery of a targeted engagement programme to enhance the resident experience.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders within the University and with third-party accommodation providers to support safety and security of residences.
• Collaborate with the Residence Life team to deliver consistent, high-quality support.

• Broad understanding of student issues; prior experience in a higher education environment or with young people preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; proactive and positive approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work creatively and independently, as well as within a team; strong organisational and planning skills.
• Willingness to work across multiple residences and undertake out-of-hours and overnight on-call duties; flexible working.

Closing date: Monday 9th February 2026 (2359). Please note that you will not be able to edit or submit a part-completed application form after the closing date.

Visa and right to work: Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship for new applicants to the Skilled Worker visa route. You must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy.

Benefits include a generous pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities, and more.

Compliance: This post is subject to a criminal records check (Enhanced level).

We welcome applications from all individuals, and particularly from Black and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.

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